Fire on Fifth Street

At about 7 a.m. on Monday morning, a passerby noticed smoke coming from a chimney at 114 W. Fifth St.

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LA Junta Tribune - La Junta, CO

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Posted Jun. 17, 2013 at 3:00 PM

Posted Jun. 17, 2013 at 3:00 PM

At about 7 a.m. on Monday morning, a passerby noticed smoke coming from a chimney at 114 W. Fifth St. He thought that unusual for this time of the year. Then he noticed smoke coming from other places and banged on the door to get the attention of the man who lives there. Almost at the same time, said another passerby, the emergency crews arrived and got the man out of the house. The man is in a wheelchair.

The fire was still smoking at 7:30 a.m., when these pictures were taken, but the La Junta fire, police and emergency medical technicians had the situation under control.